Toy



E. B. ANDES.'

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I6, I9I8.

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E. B. ANDES.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. le, 1918.

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Application iecl November taime. vSerial No. 262,853.

To all whom 'it may con/cem: i

Be it known that 1, EUGENE B. ANDES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

rFhe present invention relates to improvements in toys and particularly to toys of the character of fire arms. The object of the invention is to g rovide a toy which will smultaneously discharge a projectile and cause the explosion of a paper cap, for example. Y

While the invention may be embodied in various forms, it is shown in the accompanying drawing as a toy cannon.

n the accompanying drawings z-s Figure 1 is va vertical sectional view through'an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is transverse section substantially on. the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a similar view on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4: is a horizontal section on the line lil- 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a rear elevation showing the j breech open.

Referring to the drawings, the toy comprises a suitable frame or casing 1, which A is lprovided with a forwardly projecting bar- 2, and, as shown, is supported on wheels 3, carried by axles l extending through suitable bearings in the main frame. The parts may be of metal or any other suitable material and, as before noted, the form may be changed to represent any other re arm than a cannon, if desired.

Within the forwardly projecting portion of the frame, above the barrel 2, is formed a magazine chamber which', as shown, is inclined downwardly from its forward to its rear end and connects with the rear end of the barrel 2. A series of projectiles 7 is shown in the magazine, said projectiles being represented as of spherical form, for example, rubber balls.

Normally, the outlet vfrom the magazine to the barrel 2 is closed so that a projectile 7 cannot pass into the barrel by a reciprocating rod 8, which constitutes. the means by which the projectiles are successively discharged or ejected from the barrel, as will be hereinafter explained.

This rod is mounted in suitable bearings 1n the frame 1 and, as shown, a coiled spring 9 is arranged about it between the rear wall Aof the frame and an abutment 10 secured to the rod. A pin 11 depends from the abutment 10 and is adapted to be operated on by a spiral cam 12 mounted on a shaft 13, having' its bearings in the forward and rear walls of the frame 1. The shaft extends rearwardly from the frame or housing and is provided with a detachable crank 161, by means of which it may be rotated. lt will be seen that at each rotation of the shaft 13 by the crank 14, the-spiral cam 12 will operate to move the rod 8 rearwardly, compressing the spring 9, and when the spiral cam 12 passes from engagement with the pin 11 the rod will be forcibly driven forward and caused to eject the projectile 7, which has been previously positioned in front thereof, from the barrel 2.

To insure that only a single projectile can pass from the magazine to the barrel when the firing rod 8 is withdrawn, a spring finger 16' is provided. rlhis projects slightly into the barrel so that it will frictionally enga-ge the projectile 7 as it drops from the magazine and thus retain it in position to prevent la second Aball or projectile passing through the outlet from the magazine. As shown, the linger 16 is one end of a spring wire which is coiled at an intermediate point in its length about a stud 17 and has its forpin or rod 22 mounted in lugs near the upper end of the frame or casing 1, and said strip passes downward between the shaft 13 and a friction feed roll 23 across an anvil or ring block'24c, with which is adapted to cooperate a firing hammer 25. As shown, the

feed roll 23 is loosely mounted on a stud projecting laterally from an arm 26, which 1a pivotally supported at its upper end on the same pin or rod that serves to support the sprin cap strip, andthe shaft 13 is provided adjacent said feed roll with a short eccentric section having formed thereon a series of ribs 27, extending partially about the shaft and adapted to cooperate with the feed roll 23 to intermittently feed the strip 20 as the shaft is rotated. A springl 28 acts to hold the roll 23 in engagement with the strip and press the same against the ribs 27 so that the feedin action ma be effected.

The ammer 25 is shown as provided with a stem 30 which is mounted on the pin 22 between the members of the arm 26, anda 31 acts to constantly draw the head of said hammer toward the anvil 24. As the shaft 13 is turned, a cam 32 thereon will engage the arm of the firing hammer and move the same against the action of the spring 31 away from the anvil. The cam 32 and spiral cam 12 are so related that the firing hammer will be released by the cam practically simultaneously with the passing of the spiral cam 12 from engagement with the pin 11, so thaty as the liring rod 8 is projected forward by the spring 9 and the pro? jectile 7 discharged from the barrel the hammer will strike the cap 21 which has been positioned against the face of the anvil 24, thus producing a'simultaneousexplosion and discharge of a projectile.

'.To permit ready insertion of a strip of caps orv correct any disarrangementof the feeding device, the rear end of the casing or housing 1 is provided with a swinging breech 35.A

The operation of the toy will, it is thought, be evident from the foregoing description in connection with the drawing.

It will be seen that the device is of very simple construction, including a minimum number of parts which will not be readily disarranged or broken and that the o eration is a close imitation of the actual ring of a cannon or other fire arm, the explosions occurring simultaneously with the ejecting of the projectiles from the barrel.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is 1. A toy of the character described, comprising a frame including a barrel, a spring pressed rod adapted to discharge a project1le from the barrel, a cam rotatable about an axis extending parallel to the length of .said rod and cooperating therewith to move it in opposition to its spring, and a crank at the rear of the frame for rotating said cam.

A toy of the character described, comprlsing a frame including a barrel, a lreciprocating rod mounted in the frame and ext'endlng into the rear end of the barrel, a shaft mounted in bearings in the frame and extending parallel to said rod, a spiral cam on said shaft, a spring acting to force the rod forward into the barrel, and a projec tion on the rod extending into the pathof said cam, whereby as the shaft is turned the rod will be moved rearward in opposition to the spring and then released.

3. A toy of the character described, comprising a frame having the form of a 4cannonty w1th a forwardly projecting barrel and a movable breech end, a reciprocating rod mounted in the frame in iaigmnent with and adapted to extend into the rearend of the barrel, a coiled springacting to force the rod into thebarrel to eject a projectile therefrom, a shaft mounted in bearin s in the frame, a crank on said shaft outsi eof the frame, means actuated by the shaft for moving the rod against the action of its spring and then releasin projectile from the barrel, means for sup` porting a strip of explosive caps in the frame, means for feeding said strip, means for ring the caps successively as the rod is moved to eject a projectile from the barrel, and a single shaft adapted to control movement of said rod, strip feeding means and explosive devices.

5. In a toy of the character described, the

it, an anvil 'or firing block within the. rame adapted to combination of a frame includingla barrel,

a spring` actuated rod adapted to eject a projectilev from the barrel, a -shaft mounted 1n the frame and provided with means '-controlling rearward movement f said rod, means for supporting a strip of explosive caps, a spring pressed roll within the frame adapted to 'press said strip into contact with a portion of the shaft at each rotation of the latter to feed said strip, an anvil against which the caps are successively moved by said feeding device, a pivotally mounted hammer adapted to co-operate with the anvil to explode the caps, a cam on the shaft for moving the hammer from the anvil as the projectile ejecting rod is withdrawn from the barrel, and a spring for moving the hammer against the anvil when it is released by said cam.

6. A toy of the character described comprising a frame in the form of a cannon `having a barrel and a movable breech cloinsonne v M cluding a pivotelly mounted hammer, a sind the cap exploding hammer and for shaft extending parallel to the projectile causing .step by'step movement of the strip expelling rod Within the` frame and beyond of oeps to successively bring the caps into 10 the reztr end of the latter, e'crank secured position to be struck by the hammer. f

on the rear end of 'said shaft, and means on ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set the shaft Within the frame for controlling my hand. 1

movement of the projectile expelling roel B. ANBES. 

